Every system has three things. This is the easiest to identify.
Elements
Type of health care (or prevention) that focuses on removing risk factors and avoiding development of a disease in the first place.
Primary
A regular payment made to an insurance company in exchange for health insurance coverage. It is a monthly or annual fee that ensures that the policyholder receives medical benefits as outlined in their insurance plan.
Premium
This city "lost a million pounds" following implementation of their MAPS initiative. This included improving pedestrian infrastructure and enhancing a waterway that links neighborhoods.
OKC
In 1995, Pixar released this movie - the first fully computer-animated feature film.
Toy Story
Type of feedback loop that is more concerning as it can create instability in a system.
Reinforcing
The fixed amount of money that you must pay out-of-pocket for covered medical expenses before your health insurance plan starts to pay.
Deductible
Most common source of healthcare coverage in the US.
Employer-based
Bias against individuals because of their body size.
Weight stigma
In 1937, this became the first full-length animated feature film released.
We tend to be good at identifying these, but often times push them in the wrong way. A place within a system where a small shift in one thing can produce big changes.
Leverage point
A United States government agency that conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research. It is part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
A joint federal and state program that helps cover medical costs for some people with limited income and resources.
Medicaid
Daniel Kahneman and Matthew Killingsworth recently sparred over the relationship between income and ___________.
Happiness
Far Far Away
A classic, widespread style of thinking that posits that things can be broken down into smaller parts that can then be used to describe the idea as whole again.
Reductionist thinking
Federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some people under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.
Medicare
A comprehensive healthcare reform law enacted in the United States in 2010. Its primary goal is to make health insurance more affordable and accessible to Americans.
(Thanks) Obamacare or ACA
The Federal Highway Administration states that for any given roadway, the speed limit can be changed if THIS percent are driving a certain speed, even if that speed is higher than the suggested speed limit.
85%
In 2007, this rodent aspired to be a chef.
Remi
Oops, that not what I thought would happen.
A systems concept that suggests sometimes new initiatives and strategies generate no results or, even worse, lead to counterintuitive/unpredictable effects.
Policy resistance
A tax-advantaged savings account used in conjunction with a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) to pay for eligible medical expenses. Contributions, earnings, and withdrawals for qualified medical expenses are tax-free.
Health Savings Account (HSA)
A provision within the Affordable Care Act that required individuals to purchase minimum essential coverage or face a tax penalty.
Individual Mandate
Scott Galloway framed his TED Talk around this simple question: Do we love our __________?
Children
The main antagonist of a 1998 Pixar film. He is the leader of the grasshoppers and Flik's arch-nemesis.
Hopper